Uh-Huh [Remaster]

Performer: John Mellencamp
Producer: John Cougar; Don Gehman...
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: John Cougar Mellencamp (vocals); Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic (guitar); Toby Myers (bass); Ken Aronoff (drums); Louis Johnson, Willie Weeks, Carroll Sue Hill, Jay Ferguson. Recorded at the Shack, Jackson County, Indiana in July 1983. Personnel: John Cougar Mellencamp (vocals); Jay Ferguson, Carroll Sue Hill (vocals); Larry Crane , Mike Wanchic (guitar); Louis Johnson, Willie Weeks, Toby Myers (bass guitar); Kenny Aronoff (drums). For 1983's UH HUH, the follow-up to his breakthrough album, AMERICAN FOOL, John Cougar reclaimed his real last name--Mellencamp--while keeping "Cougar" as a middle name. The change is significant, since UH HUH still features the swaggering rock & roll of John Cougar, in the form of the raucous "Crumblin' Down" and the defiant "Authority Song," while pointing towards his more mature John Mellencamp days with "Pink Houses," a celebration of small-town America. The aforementioned tunes were all major hits for Mellencamp, and they make up the first three songs on this front-loaded record. The rest of UH HUH, however, is not to be overlooked. "Warmer Place to Sleep" works an energetic Stones-y riff, "Serious Business" is a kissing cousin to "Crumblin' Down" and the earlier "Hurts So Good," and "Golden Gates" proves to be a gentle closing number. For a potent dose of Mellencamp's "heartland rock," look no further than this album.

Rolling Stone - Rated #32 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The 80s" survey

John Mellencamp debuted in the early 1970s without a clear identity, but by the early '80s he morphed (thanks, in part, to one of the all-time great backing bands) into a fine, socially conscious, blue-collar roots rocker. Since he hit his commercial and creative stride in the mid '80s, his music has become increasingly personal and (occasionally) experimental, but without losing any of its power.

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